What fluid on a TB shock-absorbers ?

[jzr291]

Blower Manual gives instructions for a TA or a TC, which do you follow with a TB ? TC, I should say. Putting a wire down through the hole on top, first it does not go down much and then comes up with a dark mark about 0.5 cm high. Does it need re-filling ? When it needs, what do you refill it with ? Nobody here knows the Girling Official Piston Type Hydraulic Damper Thin Fluid! Is it the same at the rear than at the front ? Thanks, Jean and TB0592

[Jean Vignau]

I ll get some to-morrow, thanks

Jean

[Jean Vignau]

No special instructions as the Eaton came with a reconditionned SU,

the needles of which are supposed to be correct.

In fact, no instructions at all. Bolt on and see!

Jean

[Roger Furneaux]

hello Jean - the best modern alternative is motorcycle fork oil: the important thing is that it is "non-foaming". Yours could quite likely be dirty inside, from the rubber seals, but to clean them is a big job and involves removing the screwed-on end caps. However, by taking off the top plates and holding them up-side down while working the arm up & down, will get most of the oil out. The oil is the same for front & rear, metering valves in the pistons give differing "hardness". oc[b]T[/b]agonally Roger

On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 3:59 PM, jeanvignau@orange.fr [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: [u][/u] Blower Manual gives instructions for a TA or a TC, which do you follow with a TB ? TC, I should say. Putting a wire down through the hole on top, first it does not go down much and then comes up with a dark mark about 0.5 cm high. Does it need re-filling ? When it needs, what do you refill it with ? Nobody here knows the Girling Official Piston Type Hydraulic Damper Thin Fluid! Is it the same at the rear than at the front ? Thanks, Jean and TB0592

[Jean Vignau]

Merci, Roger

Unscrewing the shock-absorbers tops must be very uneasy,

the 2 center scews being very close to the wings bottom. Jean

[Charles Hill]

Jean, I think Roger means to take the shocks off of the car in order to pour the oil out of the top. Charles Hill On 9/18/2017 2:57 PM, 'Jean Vignau' jeanvignau@orange.fr [mg-tabc] wrote:

Merci, Roger Unscrewing the shock-absorbers tops must be very uneasy, the 2 center scews being very close to the wings bottom. Jean

[Jean Vignau]

Thanks for the point, Charles.

I really did not see me unscrewing the top central screws successfully! I add this to my winter projects.

Jean